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Edmond vs Moore

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+72% in Edmond) and bachelor’s degree+ (+28.5 pts in Edmond).

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Edmond, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 96,825 people
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Moore, OKAn outdoors townOklahoma · 63,420 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

EdmondKnown for its schools
Schools#1 for schools in OKof 128 towns Housing$355K typical home59% above the OK typical home HealthHealthier than 87%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Edmond →
MooreAn outdoors town
Outdoors#9 most trails in OK17 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#32 for schools in OKof 128 towns All about Moore →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+72%
Homes cost more in Edmond
Edmond $351,400Moore $204,500
Bachelor’s degree++28.5 pts
More adults in Edmond have a degree
Edmond 57.6%Moore 29.1%
Property tax bill+50%
Tax bills are bigger in Edmond
Edmond $3,261Moore $2,173
Trails2.4×
Edmond has more miles of trail
Edmond 40.5 miMoore 16.8 mi
Household income+28%
Households in Edmond earn more
Edmond $103,183Moore $80,420
Street grid+70%
Moore has the more walkable street grid
Moore 81.3Edmond 47.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 more a month in Edmond

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Edmond$2,140/mo
Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,344/mo · Housing →
Moore$1,360/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,340/mo · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,300 a year, between Edmond and Moore.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Edmond places higher on 15 of 23 OK lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oklahoma ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B−EdmondSafer than 49% of U.S. towns C+MooreSafer than 38% of U.S. towns
Schools
AEdmondBetter than 91% of districts in the state A−MooreBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
AEdmondHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns B−MooreHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
15Edmond
8Moore

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 134 towns #16#84 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 54 towns #49#28 Most new homesHousing · 128 towns #13#61 Most walkableOutdoors · 134 towns #64#19 Most conserved landOutdoors · 131 towns #72#107 Best schoolsSchools · 128 towns #1#32 Most affordableCost of living · 134 towns #132#103 Most trailsOutdoors · 82 towns #26#9

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Edmond’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
EdmondMoore
Snow a year3″7″
January low—27°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—213d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd58th
Outdoors & history
EdmondMoore
Trails41 mi17 mi
Conserved land6.4%1.7%
Settled18891889
National Register places81
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—10
Community
EdmondMoore
Library hours a week70 hrs72 hrs
Colleges in town11
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

24 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

EdmondMooreEdmondMoore
Edmond ↔ Moore24 miles apart
Who commutes between them
375 Moore residents work in Edmond (1.4% of its workers)
332 Edmond residents work in Moore (0.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Moore →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

EdmondMoore
People
Population 96,825Highest 63,420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +16%Highest OK: +5.5% +14%Lowest OK: +5.5%
Median age 37.9±0.8Highest about the OK average 34.1±0.9Lowest 8% below OK
Kids under 18 25.4%±1.4Lowest OK: 24% 25.7%±1.4Highest OK: 24%
Moore and Edmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±1Highest OK: 16.3% 13.3%±1.4Lowest OK: 16.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.6%Highest OK: 28.3% 29.1%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±1Highest OK: 5.8% 7%±1Lowest OK: 5.8%
Edmond and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,183±$3kHighest 59% above OK $80,420±$4kLowest 24% above OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,400±$10kHighest 76% above OK $204,500±$5kLowest about the OK average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,344±$36Highest 33% above OK $1,340±$54Lowest 32% above OK
Edmond and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,261Highest 104% above OK $2,173Lowest 36% above OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.1%±5.7Highest OK: 46.3% 45.5%±5.6Lowest OK: 46.3%
Edmond and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest OK: 15.3% 11.4%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.3%Highest OK: 65.8% 67.9%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than OK 1987Lowest 7 yrs newer than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 4% above OK 23 minLowest about the OK average
Work from home 13.7%±1.5Highest OK: 9.4% 9.8%±1.6Lowest OK: 9.4%
Work in townworking residents 20.8%Highest 11.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.65Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (55%)Oklahoma City (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Moore1% work in Edmond
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 40.5 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 26Highest 15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.8Lowest 81.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #1 of 128 in OK#32 of 128 in OK
School district EDMONDMOORE
High school in town Santa Fe HSMoore HS
Students per teacherat that high school 20.2Lowest 20.9Highest
Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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